11Site must be visited by authorised person before application is submitted

11 Site must be visited by authorised person before application is submitted

11 Site must be visited by authorised person before application is submitted

(1) Before an application for authorisation of a plantation is submitted, the proposed plantation (being the area or areas of land comprising the plantation or proposed plantation with respect to which the application for authorisation applies) must be visited by a person authorised by the Secretary, for the following purposes—

(a) to assess the class of soil regolith stability (being R1, R2, R3 or R4, as defined in the Dictionary) and soil salinity,

(b) to identify any places, objects or items of heritage significance that are the subject of complying development standards in Division 2 of Part 4,

(c) to identify any areas of native vegetation that exist on the proposed plantation that are the subject of complying development standards in Division 3 of Part 4,

(d) to otherwise provide assistance in relation to the application.

(2) The Secretary may waive this requirement by notifying the applicant in writing.

(3) The identification of any Aboriginal objects carried out for the purposes of subclause (1)(b) is to be done in accordance with the Aboriginal Due Diligence Code for Plantation Officers administering the Plantations and Reafforestation (Code) Regulation 2001, published by the Department and dated 13 September 2010.